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Randy Couture will fight Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira in the main event of UFC 102, a fight that MMA fans have wanted to see for years. But not many fans have been itching for this fight as long as Couture himself has -- Couture said Tuesday that he's still kicking himself over a 2001 loss that cost him the opportunity to fight Nogueira eight years ago.

One of the best young fighters in all of MMA made his American debut in spectacular fashion Saturday night, as Gegard Mousasi won the Strikeforce light heavyweight title, beating Renato "Babalu" Sobral by first-round TKO.

It was an absolutely destructive performance by Mousasi, who took Babalu down in the first minute of the first round, got on top of him and punched him in the face repeatedly until Babalu was out cold and referee Big John McCarthy stepped in to save him.

This is the Strikeforce live blog for Renato Sobral vs. Gegard Mousasi, the light heavyweight championship bout on the Showtime card Saturday night.

The matchup was originally scheduled for Aug. 1 at Affliction "Trilogy," but when the event was canceled, Strikeforce snatched up the fight and added Sobral's belt to the mix.

Follow the live blog below.

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FanHouse has Strikeforce results for all of Saturday's Strikeforce fights, including the main event featuring Gina Carano vs.Cris Cyborg for the first 145-pound women's title in MMA history.

Other notable fights on the Strikeforce fight card include Renato "Babalu" Sobral defending his light heavyweight title against Gegard Mousasi and Gilbert Melendez putting his interim lightweight belt on the line against Mitsuhiro Ishida.

Get the complete results below, and follow along on Twitter @MichaelDavSmith for MMA updates.

Gina Carano vs. Cristiane "Cris Cyborg" Santos is the biggest fight in the history of women's mixed martial arts, and if you can't be there to watch it live and in person, you can follow along with our live MMA Twitter updates.

MMA FanHouse will be live tweeting all the fights: Carano vs. Cyborg, Gegard Mousasi vs. Renato Sobral, Gilbert Melendez vs. Mitsuhiro Ishida, Jay Hieron vs. Jesse Taylor and Fabricio Werdum vs. Mike Kyle. To follow along, follow me on Twitter or refresh this page throughout Saturday night.

MMA Twitter universe is getting excited about Saturday night's Strikeforce fight between Gina Carano and Cris Cyborg, so we have a number of questions about the fight in our latest MMA Twitter mailbag about the fight, starting with whether Cyborg winning would be good or bad for women's MMA.

We also have a question about a strange couple of days in the UFC, when two fighters lost their jobs, then got them back, then lost them again. Your questions and my answers for the MMA Twitter mailbag are below.

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- It seems as though we've been talking about Renato Sobral vs. Gegard Mousasi for quite some time now. Of course, both men were supposed to fight on the ill-fated "Affliction: Trilogy" card. Instead, the bout was moved to this Saturday's Strikeforce event on Showtime, where "Babalu" will defend his light heavyweight title against the up-and-coming Mousasi.

FanHouse spoke to the veteran Sobral about spoiling Mousasi's United States debut, and a possible rematch against one of the newest members of the Strikeforce roster, Fedor Emelianenko. The full video interview is below.

SAN JOSE, Calif. - At this point, Gegard Mousasi just wants to fight. The 24-year-old was forced to wait an extra couple of weeks to make his United States MMA debut after Affliction canceled it's final show. One could say, though, that everything worked out for the best, as Mousasi is still facing Renato Sobral, but now Sobral's Strikeforce light heavyweight title will be on the line.

FanHouse spoke to Mousasi about how he ended up on this Strikeforce card and his interest in pursuing a boxing career. The full video interview is below.

If Josh Barnett hadn't failed a drug test, Gegard Mousasi would be celebrating his 24th birthday by fighting Renato "Babalu" Sobral at Affliction Trilogy. Instead, his fight has been pushed back two weeks to the August 15 Strikeforce show, and Mousasi is celebrating by training at Freddie Roach's gym in Los Angeles.

Picking through the wreckage of the scrapped Affliction Trilogy card, the Strikeforce MMA promotion has added a very good fight between Gegard Mousasi and Renato "Babalu" Sobral to its August 15 show. Although Mousasi-Sobral was originally slated to be part of the Affliction card, Babalu is actually Strikeforce's light heavyweight champion, so this will now be a title fight.